Jordan

Over one million Syrian refugees are currently believed to be living in the small kingdom of Jordan. They fled their country's raging war that started seven years ago. In the past few months, some have returned to Syria. But for many that's not an option.

The Italian Development Cooperation has launched a project designed to improve the lives of Syrian refugees in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon. Targeting women and children in particular, the plan aims to empower and protect Syrian families and assist them with their economic empowerment as well.

Detention centres, parallel education programs and segregation… A new report from UNESCO shows that many countries aren’t doing enough to include migrant and refugee children in their national education systems.

The UNHCR has warned that efforts to educate refugee children are failing to keep pace with the growing number of displaced people worldwide. The UN agency and other international organizations are calling for help to tackle the problems that are keeping four million migrant children out of school.

Human Rights Watch has launched an appeal asking Jordanian and Israeli authorities to allow Syrian fleeing violence in the Daraa governorate to apply for asylum. The organization noted that on June 16, 2018, the Russian-Syrian military alliance opened an offensive in the Syrian governorates of Daraa and Quneitra, one of the last areas controlled by anti-government forces in Syria.

Since a major offensive by the Assad regime in southwestern Syria, thousands more Syrians are attempting to escape the disaster zones – but neighboring Jordan and Israeli-occupied Golan Heights have shut their borders.